The number of fatalities from a joint US-Israeli airstrike on a girls’ primary school in Iran’s southern Hormozgan Province has risen to 148, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported on Sunday. According to Taheri, most of those killed in the attack were students, while teachers, school employees and parents were also among the victims, reports UNB. On Saturday morning, Israel and the United States carried out coordinated strikes on Tehran and several other cities, including Tabriz, Qom, Isfahan, Kermanshah and Karaj. Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and US military bases in the region. The strikes on Tehran reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Secretary of the country’s Defense Council Ali Shamkhani, and Mohammad Pakpour, chief commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Hamas on Sunday mourned Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a firm supporter of the Palestinian Islamist movement, after his death in what it described as a “heinous” US-Israeli attack. “We in Hamas mourn the passing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He provided all forms of political, diplomatic and military support to our people, our cause, and our resistance,” the Palestinian Islamist movement said in a statement. “This substantial support has been a key factor in the development of the resistance and its tactics, culminating in the remarkable achievements” during the October 7, 2023, resistance campaign in Israel, the group added. Militant group Islamic Jihad, which along with Hamas and its armed wing fought a war against Israel in Gaza for two years, said the killing of Khamenei was a “war crime” by the US and Israel in a “treacherous and malicious attack.”

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed spoke to media after a meeting with fire service official at the home ministry at the secretariat today. “A protection ordinance — the July Mass Uprising (Protection and Liability Determination) Ordinance, 2026 — was issued at the end of the interim government. We have signed the charter and pledged to give legal and constitutional protection in line with it. The minister also clarified that he did not make any comment regarding incidents of police killings in the past. Under the ordinance, students and general citizens who participated in the movement are designated as “revolutionaries” (Ganabhuthankari).

Each week as part of SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from book stores across Colorado. This week, the staff from Explore Books in Aspen recommends books about the life of a river, 17 brushes with death and a London houseboat community. By Robert MacfarlaneW. W. Norton & Company$31.99May 2025PurchaseFrom the publisher: Robert Macfarlane brings his glittering style to a profound work of travel writing, reportage, and natural history. Wherever you fall on the legal question of what rights our rivers deserve, you’ll surely never look at a river the same way again. Here, O’Farrell stitches together these discrete encounters to tell the story of her entire life.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed spoke to media after a meeting with fire service official at the home ministry at the secretariat today. Photo: MinistryDHAKA, Mar 1, 2026 (BSS) – Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has vowed to bring to book all the top listed criminals and extortionists soon. “All the top listed criminals and extortions will be exposed to justice at the quickest possible time,” he said. Salahuddin said they have a specific plan in capturing the top listed criminals and extortionists without giving any further details. The Home Minister said the assailants have been identified and law enforcement agencies have been working to capture the criminals.

JERUSALEM, March 1, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Israel's military said it was responding to Iranian missile fire on Sunday, with air raid sirens activated across central Israel and parts of the occupied West Bank. "Sirens were sounded in several areas across the country, following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the State of Israel," a military statement said, adding that the air force was "operating to intercept and strike threats where necessary".

Photo: CollectedDHAKA, March 01, 2026 (BSS) - The government has urged Bangladeshi expatriates facing difficulties amid the ongoing war in the Middle East to contact the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment call centre for assistance. “In view of the ongoing war in the Middle East, any Bangladeshi living abroad who faces problems is requested to inform the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment by calling its call centre at +8809610102030. The number remains open 24 hours a day,” according to a press release issued today. All government and private television channels, as well as other electronic media outlets, have been requested to broadcast the message in scroll form.

DHAKA, March 1, 2026 (BSS)—Opener Jishan Alam smashed a 93 ball-127 runs knock as Central Zone confirmed the final of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) one-day competition with a two-wicket win over North Zone in a high-scoring thriller at Rajshahi Divisional Stadium. North Zone, however, confirmed the final earlier, meaning they will take on Central Zone against in the final match, to be held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday. But all their effort went in vein when Jishan struck his maiden List a century. His whirlwind start was key as Central Zone gunned down the gigantic target with four balls to spare, reaching 325-8. Jishan struck 16 fours and five sixes in his 127 off 92.

Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu. File PhotoDHAKA, March 1, 2026 (BSS) – Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu today said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the authorities concerned to keep Dhaka-centric volunteers ready to tackle any possible earthquake. He said this while talking to journalists after meeting with the Prime Minister at the Secretariat this morning, according to a press release of the ministry. The Disaster Minister said the Prime Minister has given several directives, particularly in view of the recent earthquakes that occurred in different places last month, asking to keep volunteers prepared centring Dhaka. Asadul Habib Dulu continued that the Prime Minister has also given instructions to expedite procurement of necessary equipment and to work with other ministries to create awareness.

TEHRAN, March 1, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Iran's judiciary confirmed on Sunday that US and Israeli strikes killed the chief of the Revolutionary Guards and another top security advisor. The Guards' commander, General Mohammad Pakpour, and Ali Shamkhani, the head of the national defence council, were "martyred" in Saturday's attacks, the Iranian judiciary's Mizan online news portal reported.

That's why, even before Saturday's strikes, the market was anticipating a quota increase of 137,000 barrels per day. "These relatively high prices are a good incentive for OPEC+ to resume its production increases" from April, Kpler analyst Homayoun Falakshahi told AFP. The conflict could certainly severely disrupt global oil supplies and send barrel prices soaring to a level not seen in years. "That said, even if strikes remain limited, we think Brent crude oil prices might rise to about $80pb (around their peak during the 12-day war in June 2025), from $73pb yesterday", wrote William Jackson, chief emerging markets economist at Capital Economics. "That could cause oil prices to jump, perhaps to around $100pb," said Jackson.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed. File photoDHAKA, March 1, 2026 (BSS) - Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has announced plans to establish permanent establishments of the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) at all international airports, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Rohingya camps and several other key installations following the devastating fire at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. "I have already asked to take measures for building establishments and create posts to ensure permanent fire services at international airports, besides the Prime Minister's Office, Rohingya camps and one or two more places," he said. The minister noted that the urgency of setting up permanent fire service establishments at vital installations became evident in the wake of the recent blaze at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. He added that special types of fire stations would also be built at Economic Processing Zones (EPZs) and in Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar to strengthen emergency response capacity and prevent future disasters.

ROME, March 1, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Italy said foreign ministers of the EU and G7 countries will hold talks on Saturday and Sunday following a massive attack by Israel and the United States against Iran. "Contacts with our partners will take place this evening and tomorrow at the meetings scheduled at foreign minister level within both the G7 and the European Union," Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office said in a statement. The Group of Seven world powers includes Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US. Meloni spoke to her British and German counterparts earlier on Saturday, as well as several Gulf leaders. "Meloni expressed the Italian government's solidarity with Gulf leaders and condemned the unjustifiable attacks suffered by their nations," the Italian government said.

LE HAVRE, France, March 1, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Bradley Barcola scored and Desire Doue had a penalty saved as Paris Saint-Germain held on for a 1-0 win away to Le Havre on Saturday to extend their lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table to four points. PSG were looking to take advantage of another slip-up by title rivals Lens, who were held to a 1-1 draw away at Strasbourg on Friday to go two games without a win. "There are no nice and easy games for PSG because every match is important. Monaco got back on track after losing to PSG in their Champions League play-off tie as USA star Folarin Balogun and Simon Adingra scored in a 2-0 win over Angers. Marseille in fourth play host to third-placed Lyon Sunday in a key game in the fight for Champions League qualification.

UN urges all sides to 'see reason' in Iran-US conflictGENEVA, March 1, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The United Nations' rights chief deplored Saturday's strikes in the Middle East and urged all parties to return to negotiations, saying attacks would only result in "death, destruction and human misery". "I deplore the military strikes across Iran this morning by Israel and the United States of America, and the subsequent retaliatory strikes by Iran," Volker Turk said in a statement. "As always, in any armed conflict, it is civilians who end up paying the ultimate price. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization, said the agency was concerned by the "grave risk to people's health" from the expanding conflict. "All must be done to reduce any nuclear safety risk, which may affect people in the region," he added.